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POUnit Testing ASP.NET (not MVC) - How do I get past "Request is not Available in this context."?
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copied!<p>I'm still trying to add in some unit tests for an ASP.NET site (not MVC). One of the methods I need to test makes use of the <code>HttpRequest Request</code> object, <code>Request.Path</code> to be exact. I'm trying to write the tests using Visual Studio 2008's built in testing framework. Whenever the test executes the method in question, I receive a <code>System.Web.HttpExecption: Request is not Available in this context</code>. I understand why it is not available (there is no running web server and not path supplied), but how can I proceed with testing the method? </p> <p>Since everyone likes to see code, here's the code in question:</p> <pre><code>protected string PageName { get { return Path.GetFileName(Request.Path).Substring(0, Path.GetFileName(Request.Path).Length - 5); } } protected Change SetupApproval(string changeDescription) { Change change = Change.GetInstance(); change.Description = changeDescription; change.DateOfChange = DateTime.Now; change.Page = PageName; return change; } </code></pre> <p>Here's the test:</p> <pre><code>[TestMethod] public void SetupApproval_SubmitChange_ValidateDescription() { var page = new DerivedFromInternalAppsBasePage_ForTestingOnly(); var messageToTest = "This is a test description"; var change = page.SetupApproval(messageToTest); Assert.IsTrue(messageToTest == change.Description); } </code></pre> <p>In addition, I've read through Microsoft's documentation here: <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms182526(v=vs.90).aspx" rel="nofollow">http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms182526(v=vs.90).aspx</a> and tried using the <code>[HostType("ASP.NET")]</code>, <code>[UrlToTest(http://localhost:port/pathToAspxPage.aspx")]</code>, and <code>[AspNetDevelopmentServer("C:\PathToDllAssembly", "NotSureParameter")]</code> Attributes they suggest, but no luck. (As you can see, I'm not sure about what I should be using for a few of the parameters.).</p> <p>Lastly, I tried Phil Haack's TestWebServer <a href="http://haacked.com/archive/2006/12/12/Using_WebServer.WebDev_For_Unit_Tests.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://haacked.com/archive/2006/12/12/Using_WebServer.WebDev_For_Unit_Tests.aspx</a> and read through Scott Hanselman's post <a href="http://www.hanselman.com/blog/NUnitUnitTestingOfASPNETPagesBaseClassesControlsAndOtherWidgetryUsingCassiniASPNETWebMatrixVisualStudioWebDeveloper.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.hanselman.com/blog/NUnitUnitTestingOfASPNETPagesBaseClassesControlsAndOtherWidgetryUsingCassiniASPNETWebMatrixVisualStudioWebDeveloper.aspx</a> For Phil's server, I'm not sure what I would use for parameters in the <code>ExtractResource</code> method.</p>

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